Heemsen

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	Coordinates: 52 ° 43 '  N , 9 ° 16'  E
Basic data
State :	Lower Saxony
County :	Nienburg / Weser
Joint municipality :	Heemsen
Height :	23 m above sea level NHN
Area :	39.38 km 2
Residents:	1729 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	44 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	31622
Area code :	05024
License plate :	NI
Community key :	03 2 56 012
Community structure:	4 districts
Association administration address:	Wilhelmstrasse 4 31627 tubes
Mayor :	Henry Koch ( CDU )
Location of the municipality of Heemsen in the Nienburg / Weser district

Heemsen is a municipality in the Nienburg / Weser district in Lower Saxony .

geography

Geographical location

Heemsen is located between the Wildeshauser Geest Nature Park and the Steinhuder Meer Nature Park, roughly halfway between Bremen and Hanover on the Weser . The Wölpe flows through the municipality . To the east lies the Lichtenmoor . The municipality belongs to the Heemsen municipality , which has its administrative seat in the Rohrsen municipality .

Community structure

The four districts of the municipality are:

• Changed
• Gades Covenants
• Heemsen
• Lichtenmoor

history

Heemsen was first mentioned in a document in 1096. In the municipality there are the remains of two ramparts . The Andertenburg , which controlled the Reichsweg between the Mittelweser region in the direction of Fallingbostel , was located near the town of Anderten . About one kilometer southeast of the town of Heemsen on the road to Steimbke are the remains of the Brunsburg , some of which are still preserved, in a formerly swampy area . Excavations from 1907 in the main castle suggest that it was built in the 9th century.

Religions

The Evangelical Lutheran St. Michaelis parish in Heemsen was merged with the St. Johannis parish in Drakenburg on February 1, 2012 to form the Evangelical Lutheran parish Drakenburg-Heemsen.

Incorporations

The places Anderten and Gadesbünden were incorporated on March 1, 1974.

politics

Municipal council

The municipal council from Heemsen consists of 11 councilors.

• SPD 4 seats
• CDU 6 seats
• Heemsen voter community 1 seats

(Status: local election on September 11, 2016)

mayor

In the current municipal election period (2016-2021) Heinrich Heidorn is the honorary mayor of the Heemsen community. Friedrich-Wilhelm Koop was elected full-time mayor of the combined community of Heemsen.

coat of arms

Blazon : Under a red shield head diagonally crossed silver gable boards with horse heads, split in green and gold, in front a defensive tower halfway up and at the top with a green door opening and silver bars, behind a red-tongued wolf's head turned to the right.

Buildings

• St. Michaelis Church, church with an unusual combination of tower and roof turret
• Brunsburg, early medieval ramparts with well-preserved remains

traffic

The community is located directly on the federal road 209 which begins in Rohrsen and leads to Walsrode .

Personalities who have worked on site

• Gerhard von Scharnhorst spent part of his youth at Gut Hämelsee , which is located in the municipality of Heemsen.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ State Office for Statistics Lower Saxony, LSN-Online regional database, Table 12411: Update of the population, as of December 31, 2019  ( help ).
2. ↑ Ecclesiastical gazette for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover 2/2012, p. 61ff.
3. ^ Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Historical municipality directory for the Federal Republic of Germany. Name, border and key number changes in municipalities, counties and administrative districts from May 27, 1970 to December 31, 1982 . W. Kohlhammer GmbH, Stuttgart / Mainz 1983, ISBN 3-17-003263-1 , p. 198 .
4. ↑ https://wahlen.kdo.de/content.php?kunde=sg_heemsen&wahlverz=sg_heemsen/web/201609_K__Gemeinderatswahl_Heemsen_11.09.2016&wahlname=Gemeinderatswahl_Heemsen_11.09.2016&atei=160901142876153_0_1_txt_p_.http
5. ↑ Main articles of association  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

Web links

Commons : Heemsen  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the joint community